Antonyms for deplore

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-plawr, -plohr

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈplɔr, -ˈploʊr

Definition of deplore

Origin : 1550s, "to give up as hopeless," from French déplorer (13c.), from Latin deplorare "deplore, bewail, lament, give up for lost," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + plorare "weep, cry out." Meaning "to regret deeply" is from 1560s. Related: Deplored; deploring.

verb regret; condemn

Example sentences :

Far be it from her to laugh at those follies which she must for ever deplore!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I confess I have much to deplore, and much for which to be thankful.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

We may deplore it, but we can not wonder, and we can not sternly blame.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

I reprove it in the sternest terms, and I deplore the consequences it had.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

"I deplore I had so little share in the fight," he muttered.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

"I deplore this interruption," he told her, no whit ruffled by what he had heard.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

On Sheila's behalf I deplore these tactics, and I question your right!
Extract from : « We're Friends, Now » by Henry Hasse

I deplore that you should lack it; but I deplore it for your own sake, because, after all, you are my brother.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

But I deplore its intrusion into the personality of this, my recorded narrative.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

Will each write a poem; I to celebrate the victory and you to deplore it.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

Synonyms for deplore

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019